I checked the falcon cam at around 4:30 this morning and was a little surprised to see that a feeding was already in progress. It was still pretty dark in the box and so I could only just make out what was happening. Though it is possible that Astrid was feeding the chicks the remains of a meal that had been previously stored in the box, it is just as likely that this food was freshly rustled up by one of the parents in the pre-dawn hours. One of the advantages of being city dwelling falcons is that light pollution can be used to their advantage. Certainly the amount of time these birds can devote to hunting in a 24 hour period is much greater than what their mountain dwelling counterparts can manage.
Ares gets a rare chance to feed the chicks
I saw the female appear as though she was making sounds earlier in the afternoon today (Sunday) Was she calling to her mate? I haven’t seen him in awhile. I hope everything is alright.
Maybe she wasn’t making sounds maybe she had something stuck in her throat…
Thank you for this web cam.
She does often call to her mate – usually telling him to get back with some grub. They are fine. I was in Downtown Utica at 7:00 this evening and saw them both. Ares was plucking some prey on Hotel Utica when I arrived. He flew over to the box, handed the food over to Astrid and then went over to the State Office Building and to a favorite perch. It was good to see them in person!